A systems-based approach to technology integration using mentoring and communities of practice

作者：Kopcha Theodore J^*

来源：Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010, 58(2): 175-190.

DOI：10.1007/s11423-008-9095-4

• Technology integration
• Model of technology integration
• Mentoring
• Community of practice

The purpose of this article is to present a systems-based mentoring model of technology integration that follows a research-based path. The model moves teachers through four specific stages of technology adoption toward using technology to support learning in more student-centered ways. The model describes how a mentor can negotiate the interplay of multiple barriers (time, beliefs, access, professional development, culture) on teachers who are learning to integrate technology and suggests a number of strategies for integrating technology, such as establishing a culture of technology integration, modeling technology use, and creating teacher leaders. Unlike previous mentoring approaches to integrating technology into the classroom, this model culminates with the establishment of a teacher-led community of practice that uses the resources currently available at a school to support and sustain the implementation of the system. Suggestions for implementing the model in a variety of K-12 and higher education settings are discussed.

• 出版日期2010-4